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. 2024 Jul 23:27:135-137.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.07.009. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Upsized ring annuloplasty and autologous leaflet augmentation: A new paradigm for pediatric aortic valve repair

Harold M Burkhart  1 , Yuki Nakamura  1 , Arshid Mir  2 , Vinay Badhwar  3 , J Scott Rankin  3
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Upsized ring annuloplasty and autologous leaflet augmentation: A new paradigm for pediatric aortic valve repair

Harold M Burkhart et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Dr Rankin has been a consultant for BioStable Science and Engineering. All other authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Hypoplastic unicuspid valve repaired with upsized ring annuloplasty and 2 aortic wall patches (yellow arrows).
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Figure 1
Video and echocardiograph views of a hypoplastic unicuspid valve before and after upsized repair. Red, blue, and green arrows denote the various commissures, and the yellow arrows indicate the aortic wall patches.
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